BreachCensus

2023 — Year in review

Years are assigned by disclosure date, falling back to discovery, then occurrence date.

2,678Confirmed incidents
1,875Organizations affected
97Regulator actions opened

Regulator fines by currency

Totals are not summed across currencies.

CurrencyActionsTotal
EUR1333,416,000 EUR
GBP1224,756,020 GBP

By sector

SectorConfirmed incidents
Unclassified2,594
Manufacturing18
Retail12
Healthcare11
Insurance10
Professional Services9
Finance9
Hospitality4
Technology3
Pharma3
Nonprofit1
Media1
Energy1
Real Estate1
Transport1

Top jurisdictions

JurisdictionConfirmed incidents
US-MA1,863
US-CA387
US-WA250
US-IA64
US-DE59
US-HI24
GB18
US-WI9
US2
US-NY1
US-OH1

Largest incidents by records affected

OrganizationDisclosedJurisdictionRecords affected
Premier Health Partners and wholly owned covered entities listed in description section belowOctober 12, 2023US-OH10,833
Claxton-Hepburn Medical CenterNovember 2, 2023US-NY757